William Blankinship, 56, a former editor for the TLC reality TV show Jon and Kate Plus 8 has been arrested on child pornography charges in North Carolina.

Blankinkship was arrested on October 21 as part of a State Bureau Investigation that rounded up more than 24 men. William at the time of his arrest was charged with 10 counts of sex exploit of a minor (photos/videos of a minor engaged in sexual activity).

In a scary realization Mr. Blankinship was also involved in other reality TV shows that use children including Kate Plus 8, 17 Kids and Counting and Table for 12. 

Figure 8 Films, the company that employed the child pornographer released the following statement about his arrest:

Bill Blankinship was employed by Serious Robots, with whom Figure 8 Films subcontract for editing services. Upon learning of the shocking allegations his employment was terminated. At no time was this man ever in the field or in direct contact with any of the talent for any of our productions.

Speaking with RadarOnline a Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesperson said:

“Usually when that happens, they’re under the authority of the U.S. Marshals until they are sentenced and convicted, and then they’d be sent to a Federal prison.”

No bond has been set.

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Last week, newly single mom of eight Kate Gosselin did a round of press discussing the new season of her show Kate Plus 8 and her kids’ desire she meet and marry a new guy following her high-profile divorce from ex Jon Gosselin.

It looks like Kate will have a bit more time on her hands to find Mr. Right- TLC has decided not to renew the once-popular reality show that first chronicled the hectic daily life of the Gosselins and their massive brood, and then shifted focus to Kate’s life as a single mom to eight children. Prior to the departure of Jon from the series, Kate was often pilloried in gossip columns for her harsh treatment of her spouse and frequent pointed criticism- goodwill toward Jon rapidly frittered away when he ran off with Kate’s plastic surgeon’s twentysomething daughter. (That coupling, not surprisingly, did not end well.)

After Jon and Kate’s crumbling marriage was no longer a part of the series, it appears America quit tuning in to monitor the family’s doings. In a statement, TLC confirmed:

TLC has decided not to renew another season of Kate Plus 8. By the end of this season Kate Plus 8 will have hit the 150 episode mark (including Jon & Kate Plus 8); an exceptional milestone. TLC hopes to check in with Kate and the family periodically with specials in the future.

Over a series of comments on Twitter, Kate commented:

As is very typical for me, I am choosing to see the positive in this situation and I am excited to consider the… many more invigorating opportunities that may come my way! I poured my entire self in2 last 6 yrs of ‘Kate+8′ …I can’t wait2have the chance 2 challenge myself again w future endeavors!… And maybe even some dating??!!

Kate said the show will air through September 12th before it goes off the air for good. Kate has not discussed her plans to support the Gosselin clan after the show ends.

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Although the Gosselin family has managed to stay out of trouble for the last few months, it appears that the kids may not have handled the pressures of being reality show stars and their parents’ high profile divorce all that well.

Two of the Gosselins’ eight kids have been booted from their school after having been labeled as exhibiting “rage issues,” The New York Post reports. Collin and Alexis have been kicked out of their private school after acting- well, not unlike any kids under any sort of stress might behave among other kids:

“They’ve fought with their peers, called them nasty names and made fun of other kids,” a source close to the family told the magazine. “The things they are saying are not words they should know. They are learning them somewhere — but Jon [Gosselin, their dad] doesn’t know where.

As the parent of two school-aged kids, my guess would be “other kids who are better at not getting caught.” The Post spoke to a “source close to the situation,” who gave a fairly empty comment on the reports:

TLC had no comment. A source close to the situation, though, told The Post that mom Kate Gosselin’s “number one concern is protecting her children and is keeping this personal situation as a private matter that she works out with her kids.”

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We’re not sure how legitimate this screenshot is, but having suffered one episode of the show in the past, we think it might be accurate.

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The sad saga of Jon and Kate Gosselin, their huge brood of kids and their messy divorce has finally been yanked from the TLC lineup.

The ordeal that began with the Gosselin’s fertility issues and ended with the Gosselin tots stuck in the middle as Kate cried and Jon romped with his plastic surgeon’s daughter in the South of France will no longer be a cash cow for the family of ten. The show was originally repackaged sans the disgraced and douchey dad of eight, as Kate Plus 8. Ratings tanked, and after Jon was slapped away from the TLC money teat, Jon had an “epiphany” after his public firing. He decided that if he couldn’t be on the show, his progeny couldn’t either.

As even fewer people would tune in for Kate, TLC just pulled the plug full stop. And as we’ve watched the family implode, the Gosselin’s marriage disintegrate and the kids witness their parents sniping at each other in the press and in person, what else is there to see? Kate says she relies on the show to support the legion Gosselings, and that her kids are bereft in the absence of film crews.

TLC plans to cobble together some remaining episodes from existing footage, but it looks like Kate’s on the road to being just another woman struggling with a whole mess of kids and an unemployed babydaddy.

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Dad of 8 and d-list playboy Jon Gosselin has been dumped from the title and main storyline of TLC’s Jon and Kate Plus 8.

Starting November 2nd, the show will officially change titles to Kate Plus 8. No specific reasons were given for the switch, and Jon will still appear in some episodes, but speculation points to Jon’s continual frat boy behavior. Even before the Gosselin’s impending divorce was announced, Jon was caught out by paparazzi partying with college girls, schtupping the daughter of Kate’ plastic surgeon and generally behaving caddishly. Since the split, he has been photographed publicly kissing girlfriend Hailey Glassman while Kate stays home with their eight children.

It seems America’s interest in the Gosselins has faded tremendously as well. While Jon and Kate‘s fifth season premiere grabbed a record 9.8 million viewers, only 4.2 million people tuned in for the new crop of episodes on August 3rd, and only 1.2 million people tuned in this past Monday.

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Jon Gosselin’s nanny Stephanie Santoro, 23, has spilled to the press about their not so steamy affair, and she didn’t pull any punches.

Santoro admits to tapping that exactly nine times, and claims sex with the dad of eight was pretty underwhelming. Gosselin has been lambasted by press for his frat-boy habits, partying with twenty-somethings and hitting the clubs clad head to toe in college kid favorite designer Ed Hardy. But it seems his skills with the ladies haven’t progressed far beyond that era either. Santoro described the awkward seduction to InTouch, allowing us all to share in the cringing:

Jon asked if she could give him a massage, and then he was like, ‘my turn.’ While we were sitting there, he said, ‘Well, I guess we can kiss just once.’”

Santoro says that night, Gosselin told her: “Whatever you do, don’t fall in love with me, because it’s going to be impossible for me not to fall in love with you.” The two then made their way to Jon’s hot tub, where Santoro says she “kept looking at the windows” because she was afraid “one of the kids was going to pop their heads out, but he told me to relax.”

Santoro reports the lukewarm sexcapades then continued in Jon’s “over the garage” apartment, adding that Jon made sure to text her a few times to ensure she didn’t “feel used.”

[Source: Popeater]

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It has been confirmed by People magazine that Jon and Kate Gosselin of the hit reality show, Jon and Kate Plus 8, have already started divorce proceedings.

Documents to begin divorce proceedings were filed at the Bucks County Courthouse in Doylestown, Penn., Monday afternoon.

In the much hyped episode of Jon and Kate Plus 8 tonight, which hasn’t aired as I write this, the couple anounced last week that there would be a major announcement about their family.This comes in the wake of the past few months being filled by rumor, speculation, photos and videos of the couple cheating on each other – Jon with 23 year old school teacher, Deanna Hummel, and Kate with one of her bodyguards.

Well the speculation has finally come to an end. We’re not sure how this will play out, whether they’ll make all this a part of the show or keep it in private as much as possible, but given the show’s falling ratings, we’re betting that tonight’s show will be one of their biggest ever for viewership.

[People, via Popcrunch]

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As reality TV fans speculate that the big announcement is “the Big D,” RadarOnline is reporting that Jon and Kate are indeed going to announce a divorce on Monday’s very special episode of Jon and Kate Plus 8.

According to the gossip blog’s source, the couple’s tentative July 15th separation date is quickly being moved up as the situation deteriorates. Who’d have thought having eight small children could wear on a marriage so?

Kate spent their tenth anniversary in North Carolina with the sextuplets, while Jon was spotted uptown in Manhattan today, sporting a diamond stud earring and smoking a cigarette. RadarOnline’s source indicates that Jon will file divorce papers next week and that Kate has been confirmed to be talking to divorce lawyers.

Jon has been accused of infidelity while some blame Kate’s incessant nagging for driving him into the arms of young co-eds. Us Weekly reported Jon’s alleged affair with a woman named Deanna Hummel, and Jon is also rumored to have been seeing the daughter of Kate’s plastic surgeon.

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TLC has started airing promos for the next episode of Jon and Kate Plus 8 that state that Jon and Kate will be making an “announcement.”

The ad features Kate’s voice saying that they have made some life changing decisions lately, but naturally doesn’t go any further.

The hot gossip is that the couple have separated and a divorce might be on the way, particularly given that Jon can’t keep his manhood in his pants around young school teachers. The couple also spent their 10th wedding anniversary apart, a sure sign that the end of their relationship is nigh.

How the split will effect the show we don’t know, but given the audience for the show has dropped from 10 million to under three in two weeks, it may be on borrowed time anyway.

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Jon and Kate Plus Eight fans were shocked by pictures and a promo video that appear to show Kate Gosselin spanking a distraught Leah.

It’s unclear if the photos, from an upcoming In Touch Weekly, actually depict a spanking. Anyone who has spent time with a toddler knows that face can result from any sort of ignomy- from changing the channel to asking them to please hold it down- but that didn’t stop the OMG divorce speculation train from leaving the station enthusiastically.

Kate says she called the police to report aggressive paparazzi near the Gosselin home, but some contend the police were called on her to report the alleged spanking. In pics circulating of Kate speaking to an officer, she’s wearing the same dress she wears in the spanking pics. Hmmm…

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Jon and Kate plus 8: The Movie? Reports are coming in from several sources that Jon and Kate plus 8 will soon hit the silver screen as a movie.

Jon and Kate plus 8: The Movie

The Chicago Sun-Times and the Vancouver Sun are reporting that Jon and Kate Gosselin are currently working on writing a book with a ghost writer and the book will be the basis for a movie about their lives.

Columnist Bill Zwecker over at the Chicago Sun-Times says:

“I’ve learned the couple are not feuding as much as they are putting on and are quietly negotiating yet another deal.”

Another source at TLC says that the actors who will play Jon and Kate Gosselin will be virtual unknowns chosen for mainly their physical resemblance to the couple. No word yet on who will play Jon’s girlfriend, Kate’s bodyguard, or the kids.

[Photo: Screenshot via TLC]

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Jon and Kate Gosselin from the TLC reality show Jon and Kate Plus 8 may be heading for a divorce court due to a cheating scandal.

The scandal was sparked by a Us Weekly story earlier this week that claimed Jon was caught leaving a club at 2 am with another woman. According to other reports, in February several students at Juanita College rebuffed Jon’s advances even though he reportedly told them “he was getting divorced.”

There’s no official word from Kate yet, and Jon is denying an affair, saying only that he was at the club with “a friend” who just happened to be female. Yeah, because it’s normal for married men to party with other women at nightclubs into the early hours

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